Nonprofit · EIN 95-6096078
WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
Tax-exempt · CAMARILLO, CA 93012
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $383,860 | $518,293 | -$134,433 | $2,855,538 | $74,152 | $2,781,386 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $413,657 | $425,295 | -$11,638 | $2,968,428 | $78,719 | $2,889,709 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $40,198
- Membership dues
- $4,921
- Program service revenue
- $368,193
- Investment income
- -$27,997
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$57,473
- Other revenue
- $3,466
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $258,453
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $284,877
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,115
- Accounting fees
- $5,200
- Travel
- $1,414
- Depreciation
- $9,314
- Program services (functional)
- $352,936
- Management and general (functional)
- $163,225
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,132
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,968,428
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,855,538
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $74,152
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,781,386
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $410,935
- Publicly traded securities
- $691,232
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,781,386
- Gross receipts
- $458,875
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 2
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLISON ALVARADO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RENE CORADO | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| RAMON ROCHIN | Director Trustee or director | 20 | $0 |
| SR STEVE ROTHSTEIN | Past-President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR BRUCE ORR | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DEXTER KELLEY | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RENE CORADO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $69,299 |
| SR STEVE ROTHSTEIN | Past-President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR BRUCE ORR | President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEXTER KELLEY | Treasurer Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 439 CALLE SAN PABLO, CAMARILLO, CA 93012-8506
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DEXTER KELLEY, 439 CALLE SAN PABLO, CAMARILLO, CA 930128506
- Signed the 990
- DEXTER KELLEY, Treasurer
- Phone
- (805) 388-9944
- Website
- http://www.wfvz.org
- Return prepared by
- SOARES SANDALL BERNACCHI PETROVICH
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-6096078 or by the name WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
The Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology is both a natural history collection specializing in eggs and nests of birds from around the world, and a research and education institution dedicated to bird conservation.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS RESEARCH STUDIES ON LOCAL AND REGIONAL BIRD POPULATIONS SUCH AS THE CACTUS WREN, THE ISLAND LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, AND LEAST BELL'S VIREO. PROJECTS COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, UC SANTA BARBARA, AND CSU CHANNEL ISLANDS. RESEARCH PROJECTS STUDY AREAS SUCH AS POPULATION STATUS, IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIES RECOVERS, LAND MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS, AND RESPONSES TO RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.Expenses $236,262 · revenue $234,757
- THE MUSEUM HOUSES A COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY 225,000 EGGSETS, 18,000 NESTS, 56,000 BIRD SKINS, 800 MOUNTED BIRD SPECIMINS, AND 4,500 TEACHING SPECIMINS. THE EGG AND NEST COLLECTIONS ARE THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD. DATA, RECORDS, AND SPECIMIN LOANS ARE MADE AVAIALBE TO QUALIFIED RESEARCHERS AND EDUCATORS IN MULTIPLE FIELDS. A LIBRARY HOUSES MORE THAN 8,000 VOLUMES OF BOOKS AND 400 BIRD AND NATURAL HISTORY JOURNAL SERIES AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC RESEARCH.Expenses $117,094 · revenue $61,773
- THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHES A JOURNAL SERIES: PROCEEDINGS, OCCASIONAL PAPERS, AND MONOGRAPHS OF THE WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHSES VARIOUS CHECKLISTS, BOOKS, AND PROCEEDINGS. DUPLICATE COPIES OF TITLES FROM THE LIBRARY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR PURCHASE.revenue $1
- PUBLIC TOURS AND TOURS TO STUDENT GROUPS PROVIDE EDUCATION ABOUT BIRD BIOLOGY, BIODIVERSITY, AND ECOLOGY. CLASSES, TRAINING, AND INTERNSHIPS ARE PROVIDED TO COLLEGE STUDENTS, RESEARCHERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. TEACHING MATERIALS ARE LOANED FREE OF CHARGE TO LOCAL EDUCATORS.Expenses -$420 · revenue $71,662
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-6096078
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1958
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,855,538
- Income (IRS master file)
- $458,875
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $383,860 | $518,293 | $2,855,538 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $413,657 | $425,295 | $2,968,428 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $444,083 | $613,069 | $3,032,665 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-6096078).
Questions about WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
- What is the EIN of WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY is 95-6096078.
- Is WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1958.
- Are donations to WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DEXTER KELLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does WESTERN FOUNDATION OF VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $383,860, expenses of $518,293 and total assets of $2,855,538 at year end.
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